laterality issue much like amputation of the incorrect limb); I believe that this does deserve to be compensated accordingly and not be capped. Outrageous verdicts are undermining the healthcare system; causing malpractice to rise and leading to increase in physician charges to compensate for these charges. I truly do not believe that it should be an uneducated (medically) jury members making the decision as to price yet should be educated medical professionals along with a judge that makes such decision. A uniform federal cap of $250,000 dollars is definitely a start, but is not the answer to what troubles today’s healthcare system. It’s the initiation of Obamacare, erroneous lawsuits, and the pure lack of thought that comes from our congressmen as it relates to decisions from the Centers of Medicaid and Medicare that leads to our troublesome and futuristically failing healthcare system.
Even so, millions will remain uninsured,” (Pros and cons of Obama care June 29, 2012). Taxes will increase, so yes our health insurance coast goes down but is made up for in higher taxes. Another con is that by forcing states into federally-mandated health insurance it goes against state rights and violates federalism. Finally, not only is there fines if you don’t have health insurance but there is also the fact that “some speculate that you can be thrown in jail for failure to pay your health insurance taxes,” (Pros and cons of Obama care June 29, 2012). The evaluations of the pros and cons should be evaluated by their effectiveness.
The upper class would not want to have the same healthcare as someone in the lower class or working class. Those in higher social classes believe that if they worked hard to achieve a certain level in society then they should be rewarded for it in all areas of their life (e.g., higher income, better neighborhood, better healthcare, better education for children, etc.). This point leads me to think that China’s healthcare system may have been corrupted because those in a higher class were more likely to have faster and better assistance. Doctors in china are known to be bribed by the upper class. In my opinion this could be another reason why there are politicians who believe this law is unconstitutional.
My theory also is that eventually people will start bidding on artificial organs and the richer people will have say over a family that doesn't have a lot of money. If doctors wanted to replace original organs with artificial ones, it would take a lot of perfecting and obligating a clean bill of health for the patient. Who, if anyone, should be a prime candidate for these types of artificial/synthetic replacements? Do you feel that anyone should have access to them? Even a life-long smoker or alcoholic who knowingly subjected themselves to harmful substances?
Aakash Patel Dr. Richard Scotch Sociology 4372 12/10/14 Why haven’t we made a change? America has the best doctors and the best medical facilities, but the overall health care system is ranked pretty low. The country does not take full advantage of the resources that we have due to a broken health care system in the country. T.R. Reid shows that other countries has a lot better health system than does the USA and we could learn from them.
At a time when economic growth is not that good and the employment outlook is mixed, one very important question we have to ask whether or not the Affordable Care Act will help or hurt our economy and what will its effect be on businesses? On the negative side, the law has a number of provisions that may hinder em-ployment and growth, including employers be forced to pay for health coverage. Another down-side is an increase in the Medicare contribution rate for high-income workers and imposed taxes on medical device companies, health insurance companies and tanning salons. This is an area of concern and worry for economists who question the economic impact of these
Drugs such as opiates and crack cocaine should not be legal due to the massive effects they have on individuals. According to Charles B. Rangel “Drug legalization threatens to undermine our society. The argument about the economic costs associated with the drug war is a selfish argument that coincides with the short-sighted planning that we have been using with other social policies. With any legalization of drugs, related problems would not go away; they would only intensify. If we legalize, we will be paying much more than the $30 billion per year we now spend on direct health care costs associated with illegal drug use.” (Charles B. Rangel; Criminal Justice Ethics, Vol.
It would give health care coverage to illegal aliens. It would also place the insurance companies at the disadvantage to the consumer. It would increase taxes for middle class and small businesses employee would have less coverage. The government control health care system will allow less flexibility of care for the patient. The healthy people would have to pay the burden of sick people.
But a country such as Turkey, seeing as no trade agreements have been made between them and the US, would not be so ideal because of larger tariffs and borders between the trading industries. As an economist, one must agree that there must be a delicate balance between outsourced industries and industries on the home front. It would be best to lean towards more American products so employment rates would be much higher, but with high employment comes great inflation. The costs of many products would skyrocket if we did not have industries that had very low employee wages in other countries. And if there is too much outsourcing, there would be no jobs.
Patients who were admitted came to the hospitals much sicker, and you had more folks to care for at the same time, with less help. This was not fair to you or those in your care. Conclusion Managed care was born out of a good idea, basically to help curb the rising cost of health care. In essence it should have been the answer. But because of the greediness of some just as in other models what started out as good ended up not being able to provide the quality care at an affordable price like was promised.